J. S. Bach | Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
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The Christmas Oratorio, Part 1, in Concert
The Program :
• Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland ( attr. Martin Luther )
- Julia Gooding, soprano
• Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland after BWV 659
- His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts, director
• Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part I ( translation )
- Christine Schäfer, soprano; Bernarda Fink, alto;
Werner Güra, tenor (Evangelist); Gerald Finley, bass;
Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus of Vienna,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
• Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043
- Julia Fischer and Alexander Sitkovetsky, violins;
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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The Christmas Oratorio, Part 2, in Concert
The Program :
• Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her, BWV 769
- Anton Heiler, organ ( Fisk organ, Opus 46, at Memorial Church, Harvard University )
• Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II ( translation )
- Christine Schäfer, soprano; Bernarda Fink, alto;
Werner Güra, tenor (Evangelist); Gerald Finley, bass;
Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus of Vienna,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
• Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her, BWV 769 (arr. Igor Stravinsky)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
Seiji Ozawa, conductor  Sculpture Detail of the Musikverein, Vienna
The Christmas Oratorio, Part 3, in Concert
The Program :
• Piece d'Orgue, BWV 572
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ (Metzler organ at St. Michael's Church in Eutin, Germany)
• Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part III ( translation )
- Christine Schäfer, soprano; Bernarda Fink, alto;
Werner Güra, tenor (Evangelist); Gerald Finley, bass;
Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus of Vienna,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
• Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825 - Andras Schiff, piano  Balcony Detail of the Musikverein, Vienna
The Christmas Oratorio, Part 4, in Concert
The Program :
• Aria Variata 'alla Maniera Italiana' BWV 989 - Angela Hewitt, piano • Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part IV ( translation )
- Christine Schäfer, soprano; Bernarda Fink, alto;
Werner Güra, tenor (Evangelist); Gerald Finley, bass;
Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus of Vienna,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
• Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059 - Erik Bosgraaf, recorder; Ensemble Cordevento  Ceiling Detail of the Lobby at the Musikverein, Vienna
The Christmas Oratorio, Part 5, in Concert
The Program :
• Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 - Hans Fagius, organ
(Nils-Olof Berg organ of the Mission Church Uppsala, Sweden)
• Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part V ( translation )
- Christine Schäfer, soprano; Bernarda Fink, alto;
Werner Güra, tenor (Evangelist); Gerald Finley, bass;
Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus of Vienna,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
• Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 - Ensemble Sonnerie, Monica Huggett, director
• Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her BWV 606 (trans. Max Reger) - Markus Becker, piano
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The Christmas Oratorio, Part 6, in Concert
The Program :
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048
- American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
• Preludes and Fugues from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier:
No. 1 in C major, BWV 846; No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847;
No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852; No.21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
- Andras Schiff, piano
• Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part VI ( translation ) - Christine Schäfer, soprano; Bernarda Fink, alto;
Werner Güra, tenor (Evangelist); Christian Gerhaher, bass;
Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus of Vienna,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
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